As a classics professor, Beard has spent her career pondering life in the ancient world. The central question of her latest ...

Archaeologists thought ancient Amazonia was only home to wandering people, but new technology has uncovered complex societies ...

A new study argues the Indus Civilization may have been the most egalitarian society in the ancient world—but scholars are ...

The ancient ruins that outlasted the civilizations that built them, and why travelers can't stop going back.

Ancient assassinations altered the history of the ancient Mediterranean world and influenced the destiny of nations.

Over the past two decades, exhibits like Gods in Color and Chroma have popularized the idea that the ancient world was awash in color. But what do we really know about how ancient peoples understood ...

Throughout history, the monumental constructions of the ancient world have gripped imaginations as much for their feats of engineering as for their restricted number and prior acclaim. From Alexander ...

History is constantly changing as new discoveries challenge long-held assumptions about the ancient world. From mysterious Bronze Age artifacts and vast international trade networks to forgotten ...

Reconstruction of mural depicting ritual performance from Teleilat el Ghassul (Jordan), 5th to 4th millennium bce. Painted by Henry J. Soulen. National Geographic Magazine (published December 1957).

Our modern financial world has evolved to include the use of credit cards, online banking, and Venmo. But centuries before ...

A papyrus housed in Vienna contains the world's oldest surviving toothpaste recipe in Ancient Greek, proving dental care was ...